The Brittany Forum

Ghilliegumdrop · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject:

Perhaps they would pass on details of the club John, if you gave them the information.
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Annie · Guest

So if they found a home for her with someone experienced in the breed they know she is a Brittany?????

glynis · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

Thank goodness Fen is microchipped. The poor owners to have lost their dog Crying or Very sad

I would be inconsolable if madam went walk-about.
best wishes Glynis & Fen

johnhod · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

When I phoned them I said "I understand you have a Brittany in the kennels" They knew the dog I was talking about so someone has obviously told them it wasn't a spaniel cross. When I asked if they wanted contact details for the Rescue that was when they told me that they had rehomed her 'with someone experienced in the breed'
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Annie · Guest

Nothing more we can do then, let's hope it's a success.

Patricia · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Some of these rescue centres are...so above themselves Evil or Very Mad

This has happened before. What is wrong with the people running such establishments in politely considering that the breed club knows the dogs inside out??? Crying or Very sad

And taking phone numbers to pass onto the new owners should he/ she need to know more on the idiosyncraties of the Brittany?
After all another life line is always useful... Wink

And I'll say it again. If responsible breeders tattooed , the information would be available right away. Owner/ breeder names without need for a scanner. Vets do not always disclose the info from the microchip to just anyone.
But I know these litters will come from irresponsible people who just sell the dogs as easily trained" spaniels" who make good pets Twisted Evil

And sell them for a song...

Patricia · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

A good Brittany puppy, KC registered, tattoed ( or microchipped)with good breeding whose parents are hip scored, and the breeder abides by the code of ethics, will easily go for £ 500. More depending on bloodlines, whether out of imports, titles of parents, what they have achieved etc etc...

No good degrading the breed, they should be bred for excellence. Wink

Horses for courses, if you just want a " cheap" pet. If you want more guarantees, then pay real money. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for thumbup

If you do the job, at least do it properly.... Rolling Eyes

glynis · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

Hi all, I'm still rather concerned about the amount of effort put in to find the OWNERS of this pup. Obviously I don't know the full details, but given that Britts are such a disitnctive breed, why was the dog rehomed? How much effort (with respect to rescus centres) goes into trying to trace owners? Or are there just too many 'lost' dogs out there? sad Crying or Very sad

rgdsGlynis & Fen

Patricia · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

Glynis, they may be distinctive but there are quite a few getting " around". Many breed them, irrespectively of what happens if the new owner can cope or not Sad

With no tattoo or chip, ( and sometimes an old address at that) there is no way of tracing the owner Evil or Very Mad

It happened to me: I stumbled across one of my bitches at a Falconry fair. She had been microchipped, but the owner had long since passed her on. Twisted Evil

...and disappeared.
She ended up in a rescue centre after the following owner opened the door and let her go. Because she was a working machine, she went.
She was rehomed through a rescue centre to unsuitable owners already having many other breeds.
Because of her distinctive colouring, I was able to recognise her and give my number to the then owner. Needless to say, the bitch came back to me as they could not cope. But a happy ending.She now has the most wonderful home with members of the club. I am eternally grateful to them for taking a wild" monster" who lives to hunt. Cool

Had this bitch been tattoed, I would have known right away. No way would I have known after many years and had she been Orange.
I can tell many more stories like this....

Patricia · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

I forgot to say....I went to the fair and saw this poor pathetic bitch, thin as a rake, with a sore ear and sad eyes. Crying or Very sad

I advised on her health and when I eventually got her back having asked for a phone number, it took me many months to get her back to weight. She was very stressed and unable to be let off. This has never happened to me before!!!
She is lucky to have now a secure and fabulous home after at least 3 owners. Very Happy